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RC Airplane Setups That Flew

Real airplanes with real numbers: wingspan, flying weight, motor, ESC, battery, prop, servos and where the CG ended up. Every record says who measured it and whether it flew. Copy one straight into the designer or the electronics checklist.

Grows with every build and every reviewed community submission.

Quick answer

A 30-inch foam-board trainer or slow flyer flies on a 1806–2212-class brushless motor, a 30A ESC, a 3S 850–1500mAh LiPo and 9g servos at roughly 7–10 oz flying weight. Bigger planes step up in motor and cells with weight. The table below lists the exact combinations from planes that actually flew, labelled Eric tested, Community measured or Calculated estimate.

Eric tested built and flown on camera  ·  Community measured a builder's plane, reviewed by Eric  ·  Calculated estimate designer output, never flown
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Flew something? Put the numbers here for the next builder.

Wingspan, weight on a scale, motor, ESC, battery, prop, where the CG ended up, what failed and what fixed it. Eric reviews every submission; approved ones appear here labelled Community measured with your builder name.

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